Using Doug's Moodle site

Hi Students!

Here's the link to Doug's LINC 7 Moodle website, where you will find that I've opened two new modules on using diplomatic language and handling criticism. These are reading exercises, where you have to fill in the correct information. See how you do!

Just enter the "s-----" number that I gave you. It's your user name AND your password. Just enter the same "s------" for both user name and password.

Four Personality Types

Hi LINC 7 Students,

Here's the link to the short video describing the four main personality types.

Consider what type you are. Then think about your family and friends.

What are their personality types? How do you relate to them if you and the other person are different "types"? How do you relate to them if you are the same personality type?

How might this information help you to resolve conflicts, sustain friendships, and create a happier life for yourself and your family and friends?

Links to News Reports

Hi Everyone,

Here's the link to the audio for Lesson 72:

http://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/eal/media/nov16_2011.mp3

Here's the link to the audio for Lesson 98:

http://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/eal/media/mar25_2014.mp3

CBC Manitoba is a great sight for real news stories about the real world!

Here's the general link to all the lessons at CBC Manitoba.

Advocating for Peace

Dear LINC 7 Students,

It's been a difficult week, with the horrible shootings at a mosque in Quebec City as well as the overt racism of the Trump travel bans.

I wanted to share with you an advocacy guide for Canadians who want to take action against hatred and intolerance.

https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1-WaQHSB0KM1JGAhxUBPahX78uUSG4aK1-avbyIW32PQ/pub

If you scroll down to the end of the document, there are a list of suggested actions Canadians can take to make a POSITIVE DIFFERENT in the world.

There is also a sample email/message that you can use to draft your own email/message.

I encourage you to send your own email in order to make your voice heard. I'm sending my email.


Here's the example email text:

Hon. Ahmed Hussen

Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

ahmed.hussen@parl.gc.ca

Right Hon. Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister

justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca

Dear Minister Hussen:

I am writing to you as a Permanent Resident of Canada who is gravely concerned, saddened and frightened by the recent events in the United States, including most recently the Executive Order signed by President Trump on January 27, 2017 concerning the admissibility of persons from Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen and Libya.

I would like you to know that it matters very much to me that you take a decisive stand against this discriminatory and hateful act. Specifically, I ask you to:

1. Denounce the Executive Order as discriminatory and contrary to Canadian values;

2. Review and remove the designation of the United States as a “safe third country” under the Safe Third Country Agreement on the basis that the Executive Order violates the non-discrimination provision of the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees (Article 3); and

3. Take immediate steps to offer refugee protection to those refugees already screened and cleared for admission to the United States, who are no longer able to be resettled there, including by raising the levels of overseas refugees admissible into Canada in 2017 to the extent necessary.

I believe that our national and individual characters are being tested by recent events. I hope sincerely that you will act with courage and conviction, knowing that the citizens and residents you serve are relying on you to carry us through these difficult times without compromising Canada’s identity as a nation that values diversity, equality and protection .

Yours very truly,

[YOUR NAME]